product key

A thing or 2 that puzzles me : 1. During installing Win 10 to my VMware Player ( host os is Win 7 ), I was never asked for product key. After install. it was activated automatically. So, what is that generic product key used for ? 2. MS has set Windows Updates as Auto. I hate Bing and have...

I have bought "Windows 8" 1 year and a half ago. Of course, I have my product key. For reasons I do not summarize in this first message, I have installed Ubuntu and I don't have Windows anymore. I would like to reinstall it now but I don't have any cd (I have only the product key). Does exist a...

Alright, so one day i was being dumb, and decided it would be a good idea to follow one of those YouTube videos that lets you upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8 pro for free. I entered their given code, Windows told me it was acceptable so i went through with it. Later, it's constantly telling...

Hi, yesterday I wanted to delete everything on my PC so I put Windows 8.1 on a USB and started the recovery process. I read online that Windows would remember my product key in the bios but It's now asking for a product key. I got Windows pre installed so I don't have the key anymore. Can I get...

So yeah, I re-installed windows after getting my new hard drive and it tells me i need to enter a W7 professional key when I only have a home premium. How can i resolve this? Thanks!

Dear Forum Some time ago when I was running Windows Vista, I purchased the upgrade to Windows 8. I was given a product key by email . The email also gave a link to start the upgrade process. I still have the email. My present Windows 8 installation is causing problems having become corrupted: I...

I purchased a used E machine ER1402-05 and it had a 160 GB hard drive so i bought a upgrade 1 TB hybrid solid state drive and installed it i then installed the windows 7 home premium OS on it and used the original product key that was on the side of the mini desktop but it is not accepting it...

I'm thinking of upgrading my laptop that came with Windows 8 x64 O.E.M. and has been upgraded to 8.1 x64 to 8.1 Pro x64 over the weekend.Can I do a clean install of 8.1 Pro with the product key that Microsoft give's me with the 8.1 Pro upgrade. I already have 8.1 Pro on a usb flash drive that...

I'm currently an MSDN subscriber. My subscription level allows me to "claim" numerous Multiple Activation keys for any version of Windows except for Windows 8/8.1 Pro. My friend provided a service for me and he knows I'm subscribed to MSDN. He said if I could hook him up with an activation...

I recently acquired a used laptop. Upon receiving, I discovered the installed operating system had been a bootleg copy. I removed it and then proceeded to use an Ubuntu Live USB to attempt to install. This did not work because the "installer quit working." Moving on... I used a burned copy of...

Hi All, I had to replace my hard drive last week and I've had so many issues with regards to re installing Windows 7 (64). At first it was because of a bad media type, from the burn I did on another computer. So I rectified that by burning the iso with another computer. All seemed good but...

How to Add volume-licensed version key? Office professional plus 2013 Result: C:\>cscript c:\windows\System32\slmgr.vbs /pik YC7DK-####-####-#####-GVGXT Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Unrecognized option: /pik Windows...

Basically I Have A Computer That Has A Virus That Takes Up Memory Space. So I Need To Format My Computer And Re-Install Windows. However I Have Microsoft Word Pre-Installed From The Refurbisher Who Gave Us The Computer. I Have Got The Product Key For Microsoft Office When We Bought The Computer...

Hi guys. A friend of mine recently gave me his old laptop (toshiba satellite running win 7 home premium) which had been stepped on and broken. I pulled it apart and saved the HDD and ram for a rainy day. Prior to this I purchased a dirt cheap 15inch macbook pro. After a few months, the...

Recently there has been some debate on the legality on the buying and selling of Microsoft activation key's. Luckily for us Microsoft are quite clear about this: Ref: Link Removed Users may have bought keys that work but basically they are not legal. Any threads or posts relating to the...

I bought a new laptop about two months ago and I've not had any problems with it. I've got windows 8 and very recently it's stopped connecting to the internet. I can connect to google chrome and go on any website but I cannot connect to internet explorer or any other things that need the...

Hi, I've been having the "We can't connect right now" problem for hours and no matter how hard I search the internet, I can't seem to find a solution. I am currently using Windows 7 (I was using Windows 8.1 PRO unactivated but thought that the problem might be associated with the current OS...

Hi there. Recently I purchased a product key for Windows 7 HP x64 over the phone for 108 dollars and was told that the price difference between product keys for Win 7 HP x64 and Win 7 Ult x64 was 0. I just cannot seem to remember where I purchased the product key, what number I called, I mean...

I am trying to create an installation USB however the downloader doesn't recognize my product key. I have just noticed that my product key is for my Windows 8 and some time ago I upgraded to Windows 8.1. I have no idea what my Windows 8.1 product key is as I downloaded the upgrade from the web...

Hi, I have a genuine product key of Windows 7 but don't have its copy (DVD/ISO image). In this case, is it possible and lawful to install Windows 8 from a genuine copy of "Windows 8 Upgrade"? I don't want to buy the full version since it's a bit more expensive. Thanks, Culip P.S. So here's...